Kenneth Melvin Gill
Sep 14, 2012 12:00 am
PERU -- Kenneth Melvin Gill, 79, of Auburn Road, Peru, died on Aug. 27, 2012 at his home.
He was born in Peru on Sept. 23, 1933, a son of Duncan and Lucille (Vaughn) Gill. He received his education at the West Peru School and graduated from Stephens High School in 1951.
Mr. Gill worked at Boise Cascade in Rumford, retiring in 1991. On Sept. 24, 1955, he married Beatrice Touchette. She died on May 19, 2009.
He enjoyed following Nascar racing.
He is survived by his children, Kenneth D. Gill and his wife, Judy, Larry P. Dill, and Ricky A. Dill, all of Peru, and Vicki Gill of Rumford; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marion Wyman of Smithfield and Jean Worthly of Peru; and a brother, Robert Gill of Rumford.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Ernest and Harold.